Savennières

The siege of Roche-aux-Moines was an engagement of the Anglo-French War (1213-1214). King John of England besieged the castle but had to retreat in the face of King Philip Augustus' son, Prince Louis. King John did not want to engage the French army in battle and had opted for a diversionary approach. His goal was to draw the French king and the bulk of his forces south to facilitate the main Imperial-led allied invasion of France from the northeast. The endeavour was initially successful, as King Philip marched to check the English incursion but suddenly decided to return north with the bulk of his troops, which left his son with the task of halting the English king's advance. Destroying their siege implements, the English hastily withdrew when Prince Louis marched to relieve Roche-au-Moine although they enjoyed a significant numerical superiority. That was not without reason, however, as King John distrusted his Poitevin allies and was afraid of not being supported in case of confrontation. His rearguard suffered severely at the hands of Louis' army during the retreat. The prince pursued him as far as Thouars before turning back to Anjou. King John's efforts were ultimately fruitless, as Philip inflicted a crushing defeat on his allies at the Battle of Bouvines.

Domaine du Closel – Château des Vaults is a family-run, organic winery and vineyard, located in Savennières in the Loire Valley of France. The small village is situated on the north bank of the river Loire about 11 miles southwest of the city of Angers.

Béhuard (French pronunciation: [be'ɥaʁ] ) is a commune and island in a contiguous river in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.

Rochefort-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʃfɔʁ syʁ lwaʁ] , literally Rochefort on Loire) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.

La Possonnière (French pronunciation: [la pɔsɔnjɛʁ] ) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.

The Maine (French pronunciation: [mɛːn] ) is a river, a tributary of the Loire, 11.5 km (7.1 mi) long, in the Maine-et-Loire département in France.It is formed by the confluence of the Mayenne and Sarthe rivers north of Angers. It flows through this city and joins the Loire southwest of Angers. The river's name is derived from the ancient Meodena, and is unrelated to Maine, the province.

Denée (French pronunciation: [dəne] ) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.

Bouchemaine (French pronunciation: [buʃmɛn] ) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.

Saint-Martin-du-Fouilloux (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ dy fuju] ) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.

Saint-Jean-de-la-Croix (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ də la kʁwa] ) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.

Saint-Jean-de-Linières (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ də linjɛʁ] ) is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Léger-de-Linières.

Maine-et-Loire (French pronunciation: [mɛn e lwaʁ] ) is a department in the Loire Valley in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France. It is named after the two rivers, Maine and the Loire. It borders Mayenne and Sarthe to the north, Loire-Atlantique to the west, Indre-et-Loire to the east, Vienne and Deux-Sèvres to the south, Vendée to the south-west, and Ille-et-Vilaine to the north-west. It also borders Ille-et-Vilaine in the north for just 20 yards (19 m), France's shortest department boundary. Its prefecture is Angers; its subprefectures are Cholet, Saumur and Segré-en-Anjou Bleu. Maine-et-Loire had a population of 818,273 in 2019.